Khyentse Foundation has announced scholarships for students who are enrolled in a program of translation studies or Buddhist philosophy, and who are on track to become or are currently working as translators.

For Msgr. Pabillo a military offensive would only be a source of further problems. He urges the parties involved to "seriously consider" negotiations. The peace agreement with the MILF can be a litmus test for a deal with the Islamists. But essential to shed light on the causes and responsibilities for the Mamasapano massacre.

On 8 March 2015, International Women’s Day, Caritas Internationalis and the Fidel Götz Foundation will award two 10,000 euro prizes to honor women who have been “sowers of development,” working to end hunger in their communities.

Geneva, March 3, Interfax - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called on international organizations, including the United Nations, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Council of Europe (CoE), to pay attention to the problem of Christians' persecution.

Feb 22, Colombo: Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena today assured that as pledged during the Presidential Elections, an environment will be created where all communities can live in peace and harmony.

Vatican delegates and representatives of the three main Buddhist traditions (Theravada, Vajrayana, and Mayahana) are in Bihar to talk about the family and inter-faith dialogue. The gathering's objective is to propose ways "to support and revitalise family life in order to make human society prosper." Focus will be on children living in difficult situations: those born out of wedlock, those who experience divorce, and the victims of trafficking and abuse.

The unanimous decision of the Supreme Court of Canada to overturn the country’s ban on physician-assisted suicide demonstrates the tendency in culture to “set individual rights over any other consideration,” said the president of the Canadian episcopal conference on February 6.

Confirming the sacking of a government servant for bigamy, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the fundamental right to religion did not include practices which ran counter to public order, health and morality.

6 February 2015 – At a special event today which marked World Interfaith Week, top United Nations officials celebrated the importance of dialogue among different faiths and religions to enhance mutual understanding, harmony and cooperation among people.

The World Interfaith Harmony Week was first proposed at the UN General Assembly on September 23, 2010 by H.M. King Abdullah II of Jordan. Just under a month later, on October 20, 2010, it was unanimously adopted by the UN and henceforth the first week of February will be observed as a World Interfaith Harmony Week.